Visit Pembrokeshire 2015
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A HAVEN<br />
FOR WILDLIFE<br />
WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF ANIMAL LIFE,<br />
PEMBROKESHIRE IS THE PERFECT PLACE<br />
FOR A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH WILD<br />
DOLPHINS, PORPOISES AND WHALES.<br />
In recent years huge ‘super-pods’ of common dolphins<br />
have been spotted off the coast, while resident populations<br />
of bottlenose dolphins and porpoises can be<br />
frequently seen from April to October.<br />
Risso’s dolphins, plankton-feeding basking sharks,<br />
humpback, fin, and minke whales, as well as the<br />
occasional orca, are also drawn to these nutrient<br />
rich waters.<br />
A third of the world’s population of grey seals can be<br />
found around the <strong>Pembrokeshire</strong> coast. <strong>Visit</strong> between<br />
September and November, to see pups born on<br />
isolated beaches.<br />
In spring and summer huge populations of nesting<br />
Puffins, Gannets, Guillemots, Razorbills and Manx<br />
Shearwaters can be seen on our five islands of Skomer,<br />
Skokholm, Grassholm, Ramsey and Caldey.<br />
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